Best Chocolate Fruit Tart Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 12-inch tart pan.
• Beat butter and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in flour until mixture is crumbly. Press into the prepared tart pan.
• Bake crust until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Beat melted and cooled white chocolate and heavy cream in a bowl until smooth. Mix in cream cheese until thoroughly combined. Spread over cooled crust. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Combine 1/2 cup water and white sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix remaining 1/2 cup water and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch dissolves; add to sugar mixture. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and clears, about 5 minutes. Stir in corn syrup and return to a boil. Remove glaze from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Arrange strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries over cream cheese layer and brush with glaze. Chill for at least 1 hour; store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. , Press into an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom or 12-in. pizza pan with sides. Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a small bowl, beat melted chips and cream. Add cream cheese; beat until smooth. Spread over crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Drain oranges and pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup fruit juices. Arrange the oranges, pineapple, strawberries and kiwi over filling., For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon juice and reserved fruit juices until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool., Brush glaze over fruit. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. If desired, sprinkle with fresh basil or mint. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter using a pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in egg and egg yolk until dough comes together.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface. Transfer to a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dry to the touch, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pastry cream. Bring milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and flour together in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in hot milk, a little at a time, until custard is smooth. Pour custard back into the saucepan; add lemon zest. Cook, whisking constantly, until pastry cream thickens and comes to a boil, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat, discard lemon zest, and let cool.
• Remove tart crust from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Unmold crust and fill with cooled pastry cream. Pile cherries in the center. Arrange peach slices in a ring around the cherries. Arrange kiwi slices in a ring around the peaches.

FIVE STAR WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F.
• Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Blend in flour.
• Press the mixture onto the bottom and up the side of a 12 inch round pizza pan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until just lightly brown.
• Cool completely.
• Carefully melt the vanilla or white chocolate chips and the cream either carefully on the stove on very low, stirring constantly, or in the microwave.
• Beat in the cream cheese.
• When crust is cool, pour on the melted chocolate/cheese mixture, spreading evenly.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve--at least 3 hours.
• Slice the fruit of your choice and place on the tart in an attractive manner.
• This is best eaten the same day it's made.
• But there won't be any leftovers anyway.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour; mix well. Press into an un-greased 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom or 12-inch pizza pan with sides. Bake at 300°F for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat melted chips and cream. Add cream cheese and beat until smooth. Spread over crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice; set juice aside. Arrange the pineapple, strawberries, oranges and kiwi over filling. For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon juice and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool; brush over fruit. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• 1. Crust: Heat oven to 300°F. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in flour. Press the mixture onto the bottom and up the side of a 12 inch round pizza pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until just lightly brown. For the filling: In a double boiler, stir whipping cream and chocolate chips slowly. Remove from heat and beat into the cream cheese. Pour on top of crust. Cover and chill. Arrange assorted seasonal fruit on top (sliced strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, raspberries). Drizzle with melted chocolate. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• 2. Chocolate Drizzle: In a double boiler, heat cream and chocolate chips. Place melted mixture into a plastic bag, cut off the tip and drizzle over the fruti tart. Chill.

DARK CHOCOLATE & PASSION FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Sift the flour, icing sugar, cocoa and ½ tsp salt into a bowl. Rub the butter in with your fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolks along with 2 tbsp ice-cold water, and continue to mix with your hands until a soft dough forms. Alternatively, pulse the ingredients together in a food processor. Wrap the dough and chill for at least 1 hr. Will keep chilled for up to two days.
• Line the base of a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin with baking parchment. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin, then use it to line the tart tin, pressing it up the side and leaving some overhanging. Cover and chill for another 1 hr.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line the pastry with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Bake for 20 mins. Remove the beans and parchment and bake for 20 mins more until crisp. Leave to cool completely, then use a sharp knife to trim the excess pastry.
• To make the curd, put the passion fruit pulp in a food processor and blitz to separate the seeds and flesh. Push through a sieve over a medium saucepan, then discard the seeds. Tip in the remaining ingredients and set the pan over a low heat. Whisk until the butter has melted, then, using a wooden spoon, stir until the curd has thickened, about 10 mins. (Don't turn up the heat to speed up the process, as the eggs will curdle.) Stir well, especially at the edge, as this is where the curd can catch. Sieve into a bowl, leave to cool, then spoon into the case. Chill the filled tart for 30 mins.
• To make the ganache, melt the chocolate, cream, sugar and a pinch of sea salt in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water, stirring until glossy and thick. Remove from the heat, leave to cool for 15 mins, then pour over the curd layer. Scatter over the cocoa nibs, if using, then chill for at least 4 hrs, or overnight. Dust with cocoa, then slice and serve with crème fraîche.

WHITE CHOCOLATE & CREAM CHEESE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• 1. Prepare The Crust: -In a bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. -Press into an ungreased 11 inch. tart/pie pan preferably with removable bottom. -Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. -Cool.
• 2. Prepare the Filling: -In a bowl, beat melted chips and cream. -Add cream cheese, beat until smooth. -Spread over already baked and cooled crust. -Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 3. Prepare the Topping: -Cut and arrange the fruits of your choice over the filling.
• 4. Prepare the Glaze: -In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. -Stir in lemon juice. -If the glaze is lumpy; Add pineapple juice until smooth (or any juice available). -Bring to a boil over medium heat, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. -Cool. -Brush the fruits with the glaze. -Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving. *You can substitute this glaze with jello, much simpler and gives a great finish. Prepare the jello mix as indicated on the box, refrigerate until cold (not stiff), then brush the fruits lightly with the jello mixture. Refrigerate again before serving.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE & PASSION FRUIT TART

Steps:

• To make the pastry, sift the flour, icing sugar and cocoa powder into a small food processor. Add the butter and blitz together until it is the texture of breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolks and mix together gently with your fingers until it forms a soft paste. You may need to add a little water, 1 tbsp at a time. Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge to rest for at least 1 hr.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin. Use the pastry to line a 20cm round tart tin with a slight overhang. Prick the pastry with a fork and chill in the fridge for 1 hr. Line the inside of the pastry case with baking parchment and fill with baking beans, uncooked rice or dried pulses to keep the base flat. Place the tart tin on a baking sheet and bake for 25 mins. Remove from the oven, take out the parchment and beans and return to the oven to cook for a further 10-20 mins until the pastry case is cooked through and dried out. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Trim off the excess pastry with a serrated knife.
• To make the custard filling, pour the milk, cream and sugar into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and put the egg yolks in a bowl. While whisking the yolks, pour in the cream mix, until fully incorporated. Pour the custard back into the saucepan and heat to 85C (use a digital probe to check the temperature), or until it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Tip the white chocolate into a large bowl and pour over the hot custard, stirring to make a rich chocolate custard. Leave to cool, then ladle the custard evenly into the pastry case and chill for at least 2 hrs, or overnight if possible.
• For the passion fruit syrup, cut the fruit in half, scrape out the seeded flesh into a saucepan and add the caster sugar and orange juice. Put the pan on a medium heat, bring to the boil and simmer for 25 mins until thickened and syrupy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Can be made several days ahead. Pour the chilled passion fruit syrup over the chilled tart just before slicing.

CHOCOLATE-NUT TART WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Press pie crust onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom; trim edges, if needed. Pierce crust all over with fork. Bake until deep golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool. Spread preserves over bottom of crust.
• Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low; add chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts, fruit, and coarse salt. Spread chocolate mixture in crust. Sprinkle toffee bits over tart. Chill until set, about 2 hours. Serve cold or at room temperature.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour; mix well. Press into an ungreased 11-in. tart pan with removable bottom or 12-in. pizza pan with sides. Make a couple of prick marks to keep from puffing. Bake at 300 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
• For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat melted chips and cream. Add cream cheese and beat until smooth. Spread over crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice; set juice aside. Arrange the pineapple, strawberries, oranges and kiwi over filling.
• For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon juice and reserved 1/2 cup pineapple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool; brush over fruit. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 min. Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14x10-inch rectangle. Place on large ungreased baking sheet. Brush edges of pastry with water. Fold over 1/2 inch edge of pastry on all sides to form rim; press firmly to secure. Pierce pastry with fork.
• Bake 15 min. or until golden brown. (After 10 min., gently break any large air bubbles in pastry with fork.) Cool on wire rack.
• Microwave 5 oz. white chocolate and the half-and-half in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until white chocolate is almost melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spread onto pastry; top with fruit. Melt remaining chocolate as directed on pkg.; drizzle over dessert. Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve. Cut into 12 rectangles. Store leftover tart in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut 10 wafers in half. Finely crush remaining wafers; mix with margarine. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Stand halved wafers around edge of pan, overlapping edges slightly and pressing cut sides firmly into crumbs to secure. Bake 5 min.; cool.
• Bring pudding mix, milk and cream to full rolling boil in saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly. Pour into crust. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Top with fruit. Heat preserves until melted; spoon over fruit. Refrigerate 1 hour.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. 2. Press into an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom or 12-in. pizza pan with sides. Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. 3. For filling, in a small bowl, beat melted chips and cream. Add cream cheese; beat until smooth. Spread over crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. 4. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Arrange the pineapple, strawberries, oranges and kiwi over filling. 5. For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon juice and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool. 6. Brush glaze over fruit. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.